All fightersGunnar Nelson
“Gunni”
Welterweight19-6-1RECORD
4KO / TKO WINS
13SUBMISSION WINS
2DECISION WINS
Profile
| Full name | Not added yet |
|---|---|
| Nickname | Gunni |
| Date of birth | 28 Jul 1988 |
| Nationality | Icelandic |
| Birthplace | Akureyri, Iceland |
| Lives in | Not added yet |
| Division | Welterweight |
| Team | Mjölnir SBG Ireland |
| Height | 180 cm (5′11″) |
| Reach | 183 cm (72″) |
| Stance | Switch |
| Weight | 77.1 kg (170 lb) |
| Status | Not added yet |
| Pro debut | 5 May 2007 |
| UFC debut | 29 Sep 2012 |
| Last fight | 22 Mar 2025 |
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Fight history
26 professional fights on file (16 in the UFC). Newest first.
| Result | Opponent | Method | Round | Time | Event | Date | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | Kevin Holland | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Edwards vs. Brady | 22 Mar 2025 | London, England, United Kingdom |
| Bout Welterweight BoutReferee Daniel MovahediScheduled 3 roundsScorecards Darryl Ransom 28-29, David Lethaby 28-29, Anders Ohlsson 28-29 | |||||||
| Win | Bryan Barberena | Submission (armbar) | 1 | 4:51 | UFC 286: Edwards vs. Usman 3 | 18 Mar 2023 | London, England, United Kingdom |
| Bout Welterweight BoutReferee Rich MitchellScheduled 3 rounds | |||||||
| Win | Takashi Sato | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Aspinall | 19 Mar 2022 | London, England, United Kingdom |
| Bout Welterweight BoutReferee Rich MitchellScheduled 3 roundsScorecards David Lethaby 30-26, Anders Ohlsson 30-26, Paul Sutherland 30-26 | |||||||
| Loss | Gilbert Burns | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Cannonier | 28 Sep 2019 | Copenhagen, Denmark |
| Bout Welterweight BoutReferee Neil HallScheduled 3 roundsScorecards Thomas Knudsen 28-29, Maciej Motylewski 28-29, Paul Sutherland 28-29 | |||||||
| Loss | Leon Edwards | Decision (split) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Till vs. Masvidal | 16 Mar 2019 | London, England, United Kingdom |
| Bout Welterweight BoutReferee Kevin SatakiScheduled 3 roundsScorecards Howard Hughes 29-28, Anders Ohlsson 27-29, Andy Roberts 28-29 | |||||||
| Win | Alex Oliveira | Submission (rear naked choke) | 2 | 4:17 | UFC 231: Holloway vs. Ortega | 8 Dec 2018 | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Bout Welterweight BoutReferee Jerin ValelScheduled 3 rounds | |||||||
| Loss | Santiago Ponzinibbio | KO/TKO (punches) | 1 | 1:22 | UFC Fight Night: Nelson vs. Ponzinibbio | 16 Jul 2017 | Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom |
| Bout Welterweight BoutReferee Leon RobertsScheduled 5 rounds | |||||||
| Win | Alan Jouban | Submission (guillotine choke) | 2 | 0:46 | UFC Fight Night: Manuwa vs. Anderson | 18 Mar 2017 | London, England, United Kingdom |
| Bout Welterweight BoutReferee Marc GoddardScheduled 3 rounds | |||||||
| Win | Albert Tumenov | Submission (rear naked choke) | 2 | 3:15 | UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs Arlovski | 8 May 2016 | Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands |
| Bout Welterweight BoutReferee Marc GoddardScheduled 3 rounds | |||||||
| Loss | Demian Maia | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC 194: Aldo vs McGregor | 12 Dec 2015 | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA |
| Bout Welterweight BoutReferee John McCarthyScheduled 3 roundsScorecards Adalaide Byrd 26-30, Derek Cleary 25-30, Sal D'amato 25-30 | |||||||
| Win | Brandon Thatch | Submission (rear naked choke) | 1 | 2:54 | UFC 189: Mendes vs McGregor | 11 Jul 2015 | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA |
| Bout Welterweight BoutReferee Herb DeanScheduled 3 rounds | |||||||
| Loss | Rick Story | Decision (split) | 5 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Nelson vs Story | 4 Oct 2014 | Stockholm, Sweden |
| Bout Welterweight BoutReferee Marc GoddardScheduled 5 roundsScorecards Jim Bergman 48-47, Mark Collett 46-49, Paul Sutherland 44-50 | |||||||
| Win | Zak Cummings | Submission (rear naked choke) | 2 | 4:48 | UFC Fight Night: McGregor vs Brandao | 19 Jul 2014 | Dublin, Leinster, Ireland |
| Bout Welterweight BoutReferee Marc GoddardScheduled 3 rounds | |||||||
| Win | Omari Akhmedov | Submission (guillotine choke) | 1 | 4:36 | UFC Fight Night: Gustafsson vs Manuwa | 8 Mar 2014 | London, England, United Kingdom |
| Bout Welterweight BoutReferee Grant WatermanScheduled 3 rounds | |||||||
| Win | Jorge Santiago | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC on FUEL TV: Barao vs McDonald | 16 Feb 2013 | London, England, United Kingdom |
| Bout Welterweight BoutReferee Marc GoddardScheduled 3 roundsScorecards Aaron Chatfield 29-28, Andy Roberts 29-28, Chris Lee 30-27 | |||||||
| Win | DaMarques Johnson | Submission (rear naked choke) | 1 | 3:34 | UFC on FUEL TV: Struve vs Miocic | 29 Sep 2012 | Nottingham, England, United Kingdom |
| Bout Catch Weight BoutReferee Herb DeanScheduled 3 rounds | |||||||
| Win | Alexander Butenko | Submission (armbar) | 1 | 4:21 | Cage Contender 12 | 25 Feb 2012 | Dublin, Ireland |
| Win | Eugene Fadiora | Submission (neck crank) | 1 | 3:51 | BAMMA 4 | 25 Sep 2010 | Birmingham, England |
| Win | Danny Mitchell | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 | 2:51 | Cage Contender 6 | 28 Aug 2010 | Manchester, England |
| Win | Sam Elsdon | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 | 2:30 | BAMMA 2 | 13 Feb 2010 | London, England |
| Win | Iran Mascarenhas | KO (punch) | 2 | 3:22 | Adrenaline 3 | 6 Sep 2008 | Copenhagen, Denmark |
| Win | Barry Mairs | TKO (punches) | 1 | 3:38 | Angrrr Management 14 | 9 Dec 2007 | London, England |
| Win | Niek Tromp | TKO (punches) | 1 | 1:50 | Cage of Truth 1 | 24 Nov 2007 | Dublin, Ireland |
| Win | Adam Slawinski | TKO (punches) | 1 | 2:30 | Ultimate Fighting Revolution 10 | 6 Oct 2007 | Galway, Ireland |
| Win | Driss El Bakara | Submission (armbar) | 1 | 3:46 | Cage Rage Contenders: Dynamite | 29 Sep 2007 | Dublin, Ireland |
| Draw | John Olesen | Draw (split) | 3 | 5:00 | Adrenaline 1 | 5 May 2007 | Copenhagen, Denmark |